Gift of the Blood God: Drawn by Sydney WhyteMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I'm not too sure what to make of this one. The base storyline seems to be well thought out – twins, Lorrie and Melory, suffer a car accident and are thrown into an entirely new world together. It appears their arrival was predetermined and they have a destiny to fulfill.
The writing style was something to get used to. It seemed that as soon as I thought I had the hang of it, somehow, I would be confused again. I had to reread paragraphs/pages to fully understand what was going on.
Whyte never stops to explain the differences between Mavishan and Tishan. Are they enemies? Are they from separate countries/territories? Are the differences physical or just cultural? Then she casually mentions Cerwi a couple times, also with no explanation. If the story was told only from Lorrie and/or Melory's point of view, it would be understandable that they don't know the differences. However, the POV changes frequently. Couple that with the different writing style and the details are getting lost, I think.
The premise of the story, though, is very interesting. Whyte did not let the twins off easy in the new world. I was also happy to see that communications between the twins and captors weren't magical either. A lot of thought was put into this plot and it shows through out.
Hopefully in book 2, Whyte can somehow put in a little world-building regarding the characters. Even so, I enjoyed the story and look forward to reading the sequel.
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